CLAFLIN - Former NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings and team captain in 1983, Keith Nord, was in Claflin last week to work with students and parents of USD 112 on coming together, leadership and character education.

HOISINGTON - Area residents will have a unique opportunity to enjoy a fabulous evening of extraordinary music, and at the same time support Barton County children living with cancer. Craig Jaynes, organist, Jamestown, Ohio, and Dr. David Lowe, violist, Lindsborg, will combine their superior musical abilities as they present, 'A Celebration: In Songs of Prayer and Dance' as they celebrate the 125th anniversary of Hoisington and the 150th anniversary of Kansas. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 5th and Main, Hoisington. Admission will be a freewill donation ...

HOISINGTON - Dubbed Hoisington's finest school by "The Catholic Advance" when it was built in 1930, St. John School will be torn down in October, marking the end of an era for Catholic students. The school had already closed to students in 1990 due to low enrollment.